The University of Tennessee is searching for its next football head coach.
Clemson offensive coordinator Tony Elliott is a candidate to become Tennessee’s head coach.
Elliott has coached at Clemson since 2011. He started as a running backs coach for the Tigers, a unit he oversaw through the 2014 campaign.
Elliott was promoted to co-offensive coordinator and running backs coach from 2015-19.
Jeff Scott coached alongside Elliott as co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach between 2015-19.
Scott left Clemson for his first head coaching position at South Florida following the 2019 campaign. Scott’s departure allowed for Elliott to become the Tigers’ sole offensive coordinator in 2020.
Since 2011, Elliott has worked with various coaches that are currently assistants at other schools, or are available, and at Clemson that could evaluate their coaching career.
Below is a look at coaches that could potentially join Elliott’s staff if he were to land the Tennessee head coaching job.
- Chad Morris (Available, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks)
- Kevin Steele (Interim Tennessee head coach, defensive coordinator and linebackers)
- Charlie Harbison (Missouri, cornerbacks)
- Dan Brooks (Available, defensive tackles)
- Marion Hobby (Cincinnati, defensive ends)
- Brandon Streeter (Clemson, quarterbacks and passing game coordinator)
- Thomas Austin (Georgia State, offensive line)
- Corico Wright (Furman, safeties)
- Tyler Carlton (Available, wide receivers)
- Justin Stepp (South Carolina, wide receivers)
- Joe Craddock (UAB, tight ends)
- Dustin Fry (Available, offensive line)
- Wes Goodwin (Clemson, Senior defensive assistant)
- Michael Hamlin (Wilson High School, defensive backs)
- Andrew Warwick (Troy, linebackers)
- DeAndre McDaniel (Clemson, defensive analyst with defensive backs)
- Cameron Aiken (Clemson, senior assistant with quarterbacks and running backs)
- Durrell Barry (Available, tight ends)
- Tyler Grisham (Clemson, wide receivers)
- Zac Alley (Louisiana-Monroe, defensive coordinator)
- Mike Miller (Maryland, tight ends)
*Current Tennessee assistants could also be retained
A look at studying Clemson’s program, offense for two years under Dabo Swinney and Tony Elliott
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